This Massachusetts educator has just become the first Black male teacher to win the state’s Teacher of the Year award 🍎 ⁠ De’Shawn Washington, a fourth grade teacher at Maria Hastings Elementary School, received the honor at a recent school rally where he vowed to keep empowering the next generation. ⁠ ⁠ Along with teaching, Washington serves as a proud member of the Lexington Education Association, an ambassador of public education, and is furthering his studies in Educational Leadership and Policy at Vanderbilt University 👏🏾 ⁠ “(The award) is an opportunity for Massachusetts to see what great teachers look like, and now these stories can be told in particular for Black men in elementary, middle and high schools."⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio for the full story. // #BlackEducators #TeacherOfTheYear